Updates

2020 should have been a ‘big year for women’s rights’. Instead, progress is being threatened due to COVID-19 - and women affected by conflict are most at risk of being left behind Thursday 7 May...

We, the undersigned civil society organisations and individuals, strongly urge the Member-States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to heed the call of the UN Secretary-General...

A Global Agenda for Action for 2020 and Beyond New Report Calls for Urgent and Targeted Action for Marginalized Women in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States New York - Released on what would have...

Background The United Kingdom (UK) Government funded Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS) and its partners to undertake 8 global consultations on Women, Peace and Security to mark the 20th...

BY MONICA AGENE, WOMEN FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL - NIGERIA The role of a woman in society places her in a unique position to be a peace builder, who makes sacrifices to provide stability for herself,...

BY JUSTINE VALEMBERI, WOMEN FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL – DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) Nankafu is a 53-year-old mother of ten. Sadly, seven of her children have passed away and only three remain...

WfWI’s partner, Free Yezidi Foundation (FYF), based at the Khanke IDP camp in the Duhok Province in Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), caters to the needs of 640 Yezidi women, most of whom are former...

A historic milestone occurred last week that many thought was impossible: the government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebel movement signed a peace agreement,...

A historic milestone occurred this week that many thought was impossible: the government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebel movement signed a peace agreement,...

On September 19th and 20th, world leaders gather at the United Nations (UN) for two major summits on the global refugee and migration crisis – the UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants co-chaired by...

In a small, garage-like building in northern Iraq, Seve wakes up each morning not knowing how she’ll provide for her six children. Her husband is injured and unable to work. Their only income comes...

Organization supports critical psychosocial services and business training to help women recover from trauma and provide for families in camps and host communities. June 20, 2016, Washington, D.C. –...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In 2011, Women for Women International (WfWI) received a three-year grant of 900,000 USD from Human Dignity Foundation (HDF) for its programme, “Stronger Women, Stronger...

Background Five years into a conflict that has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, conditions confronting civilians in Syria continue to deteriorate, particularly for children and youth. Warring...

Women’s voices and contributions are critical for establishing lasting peace, organization’s leaders say. Monday, January 11, 2016, Washington, DC – Afghan women negotiators must be included in all...

War has taken a lot from Solange. Her husband and three of her children were all killed by rebels, and she was raped four times by armed men in her home village in the DRC. After she was raped the...

ATTN: NEWS DESK AND BOOKING PRODUCERS Contact: Amber Khan 202.521.9607 amber.khan@womenforwomen.org Migrant Crisis Fueled By Lack of Opportunity to Become Self-Sufficient and Rebuild Thursday,...

Thousands of dresses fluttered from washing lines strung across the football pitch in Pristina, Kosovo on Friday as our staff and Kosovo Country Director Iliriana Gashi joined their country’s leaders...